Closet construction



July`12, 1960 s. l. BERTELsEN 2,944,863

cLosET CONSTRUCTION Filed June 7, 195'7` wd58 INVENToR.

S. IVER BERT LSEN BY I ATTORNEY United States CLOSET CONSTRUCTION SvendIver Bertelsen, Pinewood Drive,

West Boylston, Mass.

Filed llune 7, 1957, Ser. No. 664,246

3 Claims. (Cl. S12- 238) This invention relates to a new and improvedcloset or wardrobe construction, and the principal object of theinventionresides in the provision of a relatively simple but eicient andornamental structure which is adapted to be quickly and easilypositioned and fixed adjacent a corner of a room or in any portion of aroom or hallway or in an alcove, etc., and includes a rotatable panelwhich may be turned on a rotative support to present a blank orornamental side to the remainder of the room, or alternatively' to beturned to a position wherein it reveals shelves, coat-hangers, and otheraccessories, for storage of articles such as supplies or coats, hats,and other garmentsf In many rooms and buildings, there is lack of closetspace, particularly for wardrobes, and the present inventionprovides arelatively inexpensive but highly ornamental device to accomplish thehanging of garments and storage of hats or other articles or supplieswhile concealing the same from view as far as the remainder of the roomis concerned, and to this end the structure comprises a rotative supportadapted to be set cn the oor adjacent a corner, alcove, etc. of theroom, said support mounting a pair of ornamental, panel-like memberswhich are secured to each other at an angle, one panel being wider thanthe other and forming a side wall of the construction, the narrowerpanel forming a back which is normally positioned parallel to a wall ofthe room so that with merely the two panels the contents of the deviceare concealed from view; this construction being rotatable approximately90 to an open position thereof wherein the contents of the constructionare revealed and accessible.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 isa perspective view illustrating the novel closet closed;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the closet open;

Fig. 3 is a plan view 'on an enlarged scale, looking in the direction ofarrow 3 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view on line 5 5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the details of construction of thedevice, looking in the direction of arrow 6 in Fig. 3;

Fig. 7 is a detail of the concealed iioor bearing; and

Figs. 8 to ll inclusive are diagrammatic representations of variousinstallations of the invention.

I n carrying out the present invention, there is provided an uprightstandard or rod Iii which is adapted to be mounted upon the floor 12adjacent a corner which is made up of adjoining walls or partitions 14and 16. The upright or standard may be rotatably mounted on a concealedfloor bearing 18 or it may be mounted in other suitable ways forrotation.

The upper end of the upright or standard 10 is maintained in its uprightposition by means of a bracket genera-lly indicated at 20, 20 and inthis case comprising a V-shaped wire or strip-like supporting elementsecured in any manner desired to the wall or partition 16 and providinga circular member at its apex as indicated at 22 receiving the upper endof the upright or standard 10.

The standard 10 rotatably mounts at its upper end as by means of anotherbracket 24, 24 a rectangular framework including an upper transversemember 26 to which bracket 24, 24 is secured, a pair of elongatedvertical side members 28, 28 and a lower transverse memberl) which issimilar to that at 26 but reversed. All of these members areconveniently made in the form of channelirons as is shown in Fig. 6 oras tubes, or wooden memf bers. The upright side members 28, 28 mayprovide guideways for a removable solid panel 32 which is supported bythe bottom member 30 and closed olf by the top member 36 which as shownin Fig. 6 may be made to fit within the side members 28.

In addition, an ornamental screen 34 or other similar device may also beutilized and held in the same manner to cover the panel 32 if this isdesired. Y

Secured to one of the channel members 28, there' is another frameworkcomprising an upper member 36, side members 38, 38 and a lower member 40made of channel members, tubes, etc. similarly to that above described,butV the framework 36, 38, 40 is considerably narrower in width and isadapted to hold a narrower panel 42 as clearly shown in Fig. 6, so thatthe panels 42 and 32 are maintained generally at right angles to eachother. j

In order to connect a channel 28 to a channel 3S, there may be utilizedan angle member 44 which also acts as a covering strip for the joint asclearly shown in Fig. 6, and the respective members may be provided witha series of vertically spaced apertures for the reception of an innerangle member 46. Convenient fasteners such as rivets or bolts may passthrough the apertures 46, through the channels 28 and 38, as well as thepanels contained thereby and through the corner member 44. The aperturesmay also serve to receive fasteners to properly support shelving, hangerbars, hooks and other accessories. This is illustrated in Figs. 3 and 6by means of the shelf bracket 48 having the barsASi) thereon which maybe secured to the construction above described in the corner byapertured ilange 52 through which the rivets, bolts or other fastenersmay extend. See also the hanger bar 54 mounted on brackets 48, Figs. 5and 6.

Attention is directed to Fig. 8 showing an alcove or recess S6 which isfronted by the rotatable closet indicated at 58; and this closet mayalso be utilized in diagonal position in corner 60 as shown in Fig. 9.Further, the device may be used with a straight wall as in Fig. 11, orin conjunction with a movable partition 62, Fig. l0;

It will be seen that this device provides a very vneat appearing andornamental closet construction which may be quickly and easily set up inany part of a room and utilized as a storage closet or wardrobe for anypurpose desired while at the same. time concealing the contents of thearticles held therein. Regular and permanent shelving may be suppliedand the device may be used as a bookcase or cabinet or it may -be usedfor storing supplies, etc.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do notvwish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than asset forth in the claims, but what I claim is:

l. lIn combination with a pair of relatively angularly disp'osed wallmembers forming a corner, a rotatable t closet construction fordisposition adjacent said corner, said rotatable closet constructioncomprising a pair of panels secured together and located atsubstantially a right angle with respect to each other, means rotatablysupporting one of said panels on a vertical axis, said means beingarranged on the oor at the lower end of said closet construction andincluding means for application to one of the walls formingsaid cornerat the upper end of said closet construction, said closet constructionincluding the two panels being rotatable on said supporting means so asto form a substantially closed condition of the closet in one positionwith the panels forming a corner opposed to the wall formed corner, andupon rotation thereof this closet corner being revealed to open thecloset, and article-supporting means on said panels located in the anglebetween the panels. A

2. In combination with a pair of vrelatively angularly disposed Wallmembers forming a corner, a rotatable closet construction fordisposition adjacent said corner, said rotatable closet constructioncomprising a pair of panels secured together and located atsubstantially a right angle with respect to each other, means rotatablysupporting one of said panels on a vertical axis, said means beingarranged on the floor at the lower end of said closet construction andincluding means for application to one of the walls forming said cornerat the upper end of said closet construction, said closet constructionincluding the two panels being rotatable on said supporting means so asto form a substantially closed condition of the closet in one positionwith the panels forming a corner opposed to the wall formed corner, andupon rotation thereof this closet corner being revealed to open thecloset, and article-supporting means on said panels located in the anglebetween the panels, said panels being of unequal widths, the supportingmeans including a standard located intermediate the edge of the widerone of said panels, said standard being sp'aced from both of the wallmembers forming the corner to allow the closet construction to berotated on said 40 standard between said open and closed positionsthereof.

3. In combination with a pair of relatively angularly disposed wallmembers forming a corner, a rotatable closet construction fordisposition adjacent said corner, said rotatable closet constructioncomprising a pair of panels secured together and located atsubstantially a right angle with respect to each other, means rotatablysupporting one of said panels on avertical axis, said means beingarranged on the oor at the lower end of said closet construction andincluding means for application to one of the walls forming said cornerat the upper end of said closet construction, said closet constructionincluding the two panels being rotatable on said supporting means so asto form a substantially closed condition ofv the closet in one positionwith the panels forming a corner opposed to the wall formed corner, andupon rotation thereof this closet corner being revealed to open thecloset, and article-supporting means on said panels located in the anglebetween the panels, said panels being of unequal widths, the supportingmeans including a standard located intermediate the edge of the widervone of said panels, said standard being spaced from both of the wallmembers forming the corner to allow the closet construction to berotated on said standard between said open and closed positions thereof,said smaller panel being of a size to abut both of said wall members,one in substantially fully closed condition of the closet and the otherone in substantially fully open condition thereof, so that the smallerpanel acts as a stop limiting the rotational action of said closetconstruction.

References Cited in the le ofkthis patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 767,232Mcchmg Aug. 9, 1904 923,912 Turner June 8, 1909 1,882,277 Everson i Oct.l1, 1932 2,200,934 Platt et al. May 14, 1940 2,564,485 Kursten Aug. 14,1951 FOREIGN PATENTS 510,968 Great Britain Aug. 111, 1939

